diff --git a/sms/freesms b/sms/freesms
index 10606e5..c02ff81 100755
--- a/sms/freesms
+++ b/sms/freesms
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ if ! which which > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 	exit 1
 elif which curl > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 	echo using curl
-	BIN="curl -i --insecure"
+	BIN="curl -i"
 elif which wget > /dev/null 2<&1 ; then
 	echo using wget
 	BIN="wget --save-headers -qO -"